dario2739
Super Freak
Yeah, being all kissy face to harley is very comic book... give me a break. If harley had been in the dark knight at all, ledger would have given her a brian scene and have been done with it. nothing this joker has done on screen so far has been truer to comic books. Im willing to give it another shot if he is in the new batman movie, but who knows whats happening with that.
Look this is all personal opinion - and I get that some people will absolutely not see past Ledger's performance... in the same way that some people will never see past Christopher Reeve as Superman sadly.
However to say Joker and Harley being 'kissy face' is not very comic, is a comment I can only assume comes from somebody who hasn't read many comics! Harley, relatively speaking, is a new character - but I could be here all day posting comic panels of Harley and Joker being 'kissy face'... equally you could post pictures of him punching her. Consider that, when you think that for the love he showed her in SS, he left her for dead in the car plunge.
As for being true to the comic book - when trying to save his 'love' Harley, the Joker did this by spraying a rooftop - the very rooftop she was on - with bullets... from a helicopter!!! He shot a man for coming on to Harley... even though he'd created the situation... chaotic and random acts, with no thought to consequence... not forgetting he has killed Robin too!!! Compared to Ledger, who blew up a hospital - after giving enough advanced warning to have it evacuated... along with the City. Planted bombs on ferries but giving the people on it the option of blowing it up.
Like I have said before, I loved Ledger's performance, but his Joker was calculated whereas Leto's was random and chaotic... I know which one describes Mr. J to me... and again, purely my opinion guys!